Benin vs Burkina Faso: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 164.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 115.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 49.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 116th and Burkina Faso ranks 115th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | -73.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.5331 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 74.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | -361.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 366.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | -679.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -123.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 555.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 136.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 169.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 274.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 258.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 164.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 115.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 49.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Benin ranks 116th and Burkina Faso ranks 115th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.